12 August 2020
Malbec was widely planted across Gironde in the 19th century
It accounted for 25% of plantings in our commune around 1900. A high-quality grape variety unjustly forgotten in Gironde (or remaining a minority component).
Engraving from the ampelography Le vignoble by A. Mas and V. Pulliat (1877).
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-5%on your 1st order with code BIENVENUE
The essential92/100 RVFComme en 1900 red 2022
Vin de France — heritage grapes, 92/100 RVF
The pre-phylloxera Bordeaux blend, revived at the estate.
Castets, Mancin, Pardotte: the Bordeaux before Bordeaux.
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Our recommendationLa Dame Noire 2023
IGP Atlantique — rare grape variety
A forgotten grape brought back: dense colour, wild fruit.
For the curious about lost grape varieties.
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Go furtherDiscovery case, 12 bottles
12 bottles — the whole range
12 bottles, the whole range tasted: the best discovery-to-price ratio.
The complete tour of the estate, in a single case.
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